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Appointment of the Jerusalem Officials
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Copy of the authorization of the honored Officials sent from the holy city. We, the undersigned, the sages and elders and patrons and officials and leaders of the holy city of Jerusalem, attest a…

Contributor:

Constantinople Officials

Places:

Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

ca. 1746

Subjects:

Government, Community, Israel-Diaspora relations, Charity

Categories:

Law, Legal Documents
Letter to Modena
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 From the rabbis and geonim of the holy city of Safed, may it be speedily rebuilt in our days, sent to Modena, may God protect it, in 5370 [1610]He shall be called a holy man [see Isaiah 4:3]; the…

Contributor:

The Rabbis of Safed

Places:

Safed, Ottoman Empire (Safed, Israel)

Date:

1610

Subjects:

Israel/Israelis, Israel-Diaspora relations, Charity, Finance, Muslim-Jewish relations

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Firsthand Accounts, Letters